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by: Stephen K. Ray
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 225.92
EAN: 9780898707236
ISBN: 0898707234
Label: Ignatius Press
Manufacturer: Ignatius Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 331
Publication Date: 1999-03
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Sales Rank: 299902
Studio: Ignatius Press
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As an Evangelical Protestant, Stephen Ray realized that the real issue dividing Catholics and Protestants was authority. Everything else was secondary to the issue of authority. Protestants accept the authority of the Bible alone, whereas Catholics understand the authority to be residing in the Magisterium, the Scriptures and the Sacred Tradition. Ray goes through the Scriptures and writings from the first five centuries of the early Church to demonstrate that the early Christians had a clear understanding of the primacy of Peter in the See of Rome. He tackles the tough issues in an attempt to expose how the opposition is misunderstanding the Scriptures and history. He uses many Evangelical Protestant scholars and historians to support the Catholic position. This book contains the most complete compilation of Scriptural and Patristic quotations on the primacy of Peter and the Papal office of any book currently available.
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Rating:  - Ray LOVES him some footnotes.
What a defense of the papacy! Ray draws on the bible and early church fathers to provide such an overwhelming amount of evidence for the papacy. I know that James White has this book on his shelf, and I don't know how he isn't Catholic.
Rating: - Convincing
The documentation and historic significance of this book confirms the unique "catholicity" of the Catholic Church. Anyone who is genuinely questioning the origination of the Church should spend time in prayer, reading this book. It will leave you spellbound reading the conviction of the Early Fathers and the significance of this "Church of Christ".
Rating: - Scriptural and historical evidence for the primacy of Peter
Anyone familiar with Mr. Ray's style will find what they likely expect in this work. Extensive excerpts from scripture and the early church texts expounded upon in copious footnotes are Mr. Ray's signature. This style may not be the easiest to follow but the point is well made for the primacy of Peter. Instead of cluttering the primary thread of his work with endless commentary telling us what an author said, Mr. Ray let's the author's words stand on their own while giving the more curious reader ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful book
First I have to say that this is a wonderful book. It's a slow read but full of a wealth of information. I've given away my first copy and have ordered a second for my own use. Though some have complained about the footnotes I find them of great use and one of the reasons why I think the book is wonderful. I would have taken me months (if not years) to research the same information on my own. Thanks Steve.
Rating:  - Decent for dealing with Fundamentalists; otherwise, useless
Supposing there was someone who along with rejecting the doctrine of Apostolic Succession also denied the historical fact that Peter was in Rome and that the Papacy existed, then this book would convert such an individual (assuming he was of good will) to a different opinion. I cannot deny that this is an excellent book for the Protestant polemicist or anyone else of like mind who has not taken the RC papal claims seriously. It is, after all, an undeniable fact that Catholicism is much closer to apostolic ... Read More
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